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Red Sox
@ Royals
Royals Stadium
August 8, 1989
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Kansas City Royals and the Boston Red Sox, played on August 8, 1989 at Royals Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | August 8, 1989 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Boston Red Sox
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| Home Team |
Kansas City Royals
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 8, 1989 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Tue |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Boston Red Sox |
| Home Team | Kansas City Royals |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Tom Bolton |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Tom Gordon |
| Ballpark | Royals Stadium |
| City | Kansas City |
| State | MO |
| Attendance | 32,015 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 22 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Jim Joyce 1B: Jim McKean 2B: Ken Kaiser 3B: Larry Young |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Wade Boggs | Third Baseman |
| Jody Reed | Second Baseman |
| Ellis Burks | Center Fielder |
| Danny Heep | Left Fielder |
| Nick Esasky | First Baseman |
| Luis Rivera | Shortstop |
| Carlos Quintana | DH |
| Rick Cerone | Catcher |
| Randy Kutcher | Right Fielder |
| Joe Morgan | Manager |
Kansas City Royals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Kurt Stillwell | Shortstop |
| Kevin Seitzer | Third Baseman |
| George Brett | First Baseman |
| Danny Tartabull | DH |
| Jim Eisenreich | Right Fielder |
| Pat Tabler | Left Fielder |
| Bob Boone | Catcher |
| Frank White | Second Baseman |
| Gary Thurman | Center Fielder |
| John Wathan | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Red Sox
@ Royals
Royals Stadium
August 8, 1989
Top 1
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Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Boggs vs. Gordon
Boggs hits a line drive into left field. Tabler settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Reed vs. Gordon
Reed takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Burks vs. Gordon
Burks takes first base on ball four. Reed moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Heep vs. Gordon
Heep hits a ball on the ground towards third. Seitzer fields it and throws to second for the out. Reed moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1-3
Esasky vs. Gordon
Esasky strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Stillwell vs. Bolton
Stillwell hits a fly ball into right field. Kutcher settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Seitzer vs. Bolton
Seitzer hits a fly ball into right field. Kutcher settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Brett vs. Bolton
Brett hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Reed scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Rivera vs. Gordon
Rivera hits a fly ball into right field. Eisenreich settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Quintana vs. Gordon
Quintana strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Cerone vs. Gordon
Cerone hits a fly ball into right field. Eisenreich settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Tartabull vs. Bolton
Tartabull takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Eisenreich vs. Bolton
Eisenreich takes first base on ball four. Tartabull moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: 12-
Tabler vs. Bolton
Tabler hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rivera fields it and throws to second for the out. Tartabull moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1-3
Boone vs. Bolton
Boone takes first base on ball four. Tabler moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
White vs. Bolton
White hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Tartabull scores. Tabler scores. Boone moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1-3
Thurman vs. Bolton
Thurman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Reed fields it and throws to second for the out. Boone scores. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Stillwell vs. Bolton
There goes Thurman. The throw from Cerone and he is safe. Thurman steals second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: -2-
Stillwell vs. Bolton
Stillwell hits a line drive towards third. Boggs reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kutcher vs. Gordon
Kutcher hits a fly ball into center field, out of the reach of Thurman who is chasing the ball. Kutcher reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: --3
Boggs vs. Gordon
Boggs hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Kutcher scores. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Royals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Reed vs. Gordon
Reed hits a fly ball into left field for a base hit. Boggs moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Royals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 12-
Burks vs. Gordon
Burks hits a popup in front of the plate. Boone settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Royals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Heep vs. Gordon
Heep hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. White fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 3
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Red Sox, 1 - Royals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Seitzer vs. Bolton
Seitzer hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Reed scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Royals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Brett vs. Bolton
Brett hits a line drive into right field. Kutcher settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Royals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Tartabull vs. Bolton
Tartabull takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Royals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Eisenreich vs. Bolton
Eisenreich hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Reed scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Red Sox, 1 - Royals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Esasky vs. Gordon
Esasky hits a fly ball into left field. Tabler settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Royals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Rivera vs. Gordon
Rivera hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Royals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Quintana vs. Gordon
Quintana hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Gordon fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 4
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Red Sox, 1 - Royals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tabler vs. Bolton
Tabler hits a fly ball into right field. Kutcher settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Royals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Boone vs. Bolton
Boone hits a fly ball into right field. Kutcher settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Royals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
White vs. Bolton
White hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boggs fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Red Sox, 1 - Royals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Cerone vs. Gordon
Cerone hits a ball on the ground towards third. Seitzer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Royals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Kutcher vs. Gordon
Kutcher strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Royals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Boggs vs. Gordon
Boggs hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. White scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Red Sox, 1 - Royals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Thurman vs. Bolton
Thurman takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Royals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
Stillwell vs. Bolton
Stillwell hits a fly ball into center field for a base hit. Thurman moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Royals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1-3
Seitzer vs. Bolton
Seitzer hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Thurman scores. Stillwell moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Royals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Brett vs. Bolton
Brett hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Stillwell scores. Seitzer moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Royals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 12-
Tartabull vs. Stanley
Bob Stanley now pitching.
Tartabull hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Seitzer moves to third. Brett moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Royals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 123
Eisenreich vs. Stanley
Eisenreich hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Cerone settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Royals, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: 123
Tabler vs. Stanley
Tabler hits a fly ball into center field. Burks settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Seitzer tags and scores. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Royals, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Boone vs. Stanley
Boone hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Stanley fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Red Sox, 1 - Royals, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Reed vs. Gordon
Reed hits a fly ball into left field. Tabler settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Royals, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burks vs. Gordon
Burks hits a fly ball into right field. Eisenreich settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Royals, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Heep vs. Gordon
Heep hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. White scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Red Sox, 1 - Royals, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
White vs. Stanley
White hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rivera fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Royals, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Thurman vs. Stanley
Thurman hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. White moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Royals, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Stillwell vs. Stanley
There goes Thurman. The throw from Cerone and he is safe. Thurman steals second. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Royals, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: -23
Stillwell vs. Stanley
Stillwell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Reed scoops it up and throws to first for the out. White scores. Thurman moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Royals, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: --3
Seitzer vs. Stanley
Seitzer strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Royals, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: --3
Brett vs. Stanley
Brett hits a ball on the ground between the mound and first base. Stanley scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Brett for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Red Sox, 1 - Royals, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Esasky vs. Gordon
Esasky strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Royals, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Rivera vs. Gordon
Rivera takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Royals, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Quintana vs. Gordon
Quintana hits a popup, foul, towards first. Brett settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Royals, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Cerone vs. Gordon
Cerone strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Red Sox, 1 - Royals, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Tartabull vs. Stanley
Tartabull hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Royals, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Eisenreich vs. Stanley
Eisenreich hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Tartabull moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Royals, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 12-
Tabler vs. Stanley
Tabler hits a fly ball into right field. Kutcher settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Royals, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
Boone vs. Stanley
Boone hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boggs fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 8
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Red Sox, 1 - Royals, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Gedman vs. Leach
Brad Wellman now playing second base. Terry Leach now pitching. Rich Gedman pinch hits for Randy Kutcher.
Gedman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wellman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Royals, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Boggs vs. Leach
Boggs hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Leach fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Royals, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Reed vs. Leach
Reed takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Royals, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Burks vs. Leach
Burks strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Red Sox, 1 - Royals, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wellman vs. Stanley
Rich Gedman now catching. Rick Cerone now playing right field.
Wellman hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Heep. Wellman reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Royals, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Thurman vs. Stanley
Thurman hits a fly ball into right field. Cerone settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Royals, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Stillwell vs. Stanley
Stillwell hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Cerone who is chasing the ball. Stillwell reaches third base with a triple. Wellman scores. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Royals, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: --3
Seitzer vs. Stanley
Seitzer takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Royals, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1-3
Buckner vs. Stanley
Bill Buckner pinch hits for George Brett.
Buckner hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Reed fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 9
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Red Sox, 1 - Royals, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Heep vs. Leach
Bill Buckner now playing first base. Mike Macfarlane now catching.
Heep hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wellman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Royals, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Esasky vs. Leach
Esasky hits a line drive towards short. Stillwell reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Royals, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rivera vs. Leach
Rivera hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Wellman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/8/1989 -- Boston at Kansas City (N)
Boston AB R H RBI Kansas City AB R H RBI
Boggs W, 3b 4 0 1 1 Stillwell K, ss 5 1 2 2
Reed J, 2b 2 0 1 0 Seitzer K, 3b 4 1 1 1
Burks E, cf 3 0 0 0 Brett G, 1b 4 0 1 1
Heep D, lf 4 0 0 0 Buckner B, ph-1b 1 0 0 0
Esasky N, 1b 4 0 0 0 Tartabull D, dh 2 1 2 0
Rivera L, ss 3 0 1 0 Eisenreich J, rf 3 0 1 0
Quintana C, dh 3 0 0 0 Tabler P, lf 3 1 0 1
Cerone R, c-rf 3 0 0 0 Boone B, c 3 1 0 0
Kutcher R, rf 2 1 1 0 Macfarlane M, c 0 0 0 0
Gedman R, ph-c 1 0 0 0 White F, 2b 3 1 2 2
Wellman B, 2b 1 1 1 0
Thurman G, cf 3 1 1 1
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
29 1 4 1 32 8 11 8
Boston 001 000 000 -- 1
Kansas City 030 031 01x -- 8
Boston IP H R ER BB SO
Bolton T (L)* 4.0 4 6 6 5 0
Stanley B 4.0 7 2 2 1 1
Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO
Gordon T (W) 7.0 4 1 1 3 5
Leach T 2.0 0 0 0 1 1
* Pitched to 4 batters in 5th
DP -- Boston 2, Kansas City 2
LOB -- Boston 5, Kansas City 7
2B -- Wellman B
3B -- Kutcher R, Stillwell K
SB -- Thurman G 2
SF -- Tabler P
T -- 2:22
A -- 32015
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